Theater Resources Unlimited

Welcome to Theater Resources Unlimited, a 501c3 nonprofit organization created to help producers produce, emerging theater companies to emerge healthily and all theater professionals to understand and navigate the business of theater. Membership includes self-producing artists as well as career producers. Programs include monthly educational panels, Producer Boot Camp workshops, a new plays and new musicals reading series, monthly programs for actor members, a Producer Mentorship program, a monthly community newsletter and much more.

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You just missed THE TRU AUDITION EVENT, 3/31-4/1 - click here to read about it.
Actors, click here for a link to the 50+ companies casting professionals who attended!

Producing a showcase? Feeling overwhelmed?
Get the guidance you need at the TRU Boot Camp Weekend Intensive for Showcase Producing - click here

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"I've greatly benefited from my TRU membership. I've thoroughly enjoyed and learned from the panels, and I eagerly anticipate the bi-monthly newsletter. You have somehow made the unobtainable (gigs, productions, etc.) accessible."
~ Jessica Feder-Birnbaum, playwright/teaching artist

TRU MONTHLY PANELS for producers and self-producing artists Join us each month as we explore topics relevant to producers, theater companies, self-producing artists and anyone who is interested in the business of the arts. Tuesday May 22nd, 7:30pm (networking at 7pm) Taking the Leap from Showcase to Commercial Producing: A Change of Perspective, Pitch and Priorities - CLICK HERE for details. is the generous sponsor of our 2011-12 industry panel series! Read articles about previous TRU panels at The TRU Article. JUST POSTED: The Long Road to Memphis by Sherry Eaker
TRU PRODUCER BOOT CAMPS "Weekend Intensive for Showcase Producers" Saturday-Sunday May 19-20, 2012, 10am to 6pm CLICK for details of workshop, speakers and curriculum (subject to change). CLICK for online application. CLICK HERE for application as a Word document. "TRU ART OF THE PITCH: Pitching & Presentation Skills for Writers, Producers and Anyone with an Idea to Sell" Next date to be announced - email us your interest CLICK for details of previous workshop. CLICK HERE for application. "Raising Money for Theater: Who, How and When to Ask" Saturday January 29th, 2012, 10am to 6pm CLICK for details of previous workshop.	TRU PROGRAMS FOR WRITERS "PRACTICAL PLAYWRITING: How to Write for Commercial Production" - Saturday April 21st, 12:30pm to 7pm CLICK for details and an application. CLICK HERE for a writing lesson from Diana Amsterdam, "What's at stake?" "TRU ART OF THE PITCH: The Writer-Producer Speed Date" Sunday March 4th, 2012, 5:30 to 8:30! CLICK for details of previous Speed Date. CLICK HERE for the application in Word format. Email application to TRUnltd@aol.com "Director-Writer Communications Lab" postponed - check back for new date 10 directors will be paired with 10 writers for a day of coaching on giving and receiving feedback... CLICK for details of upcoming workshop. Be accepted into Speed Date and Communications Lab and receive a 25% discount.
The 2012 TRU Voices New Plays Series Submissions closed. Email TRUPlaySubmissions@gmail.com with questions. Click here for details of our past series.	The 2011 TRU Voices New Musicals Series Click here for details of past series. WE WILL OPEN FOR 2012 SUBMISSIONS IN MAY. DEADLINE WILL BE AUGUST 11TH!
TRU/ Weist Barron PROGRAMS FOR ACTORS 2012 TRU COMBINED AUDITION EVENT: 3/31-4/1, 10am to 6pm Click here for details. Over 50 companies and casting people were on board last year to watch our actors! Next TRU Actor Resource Night and "Speed Date" will be June, 2012, 7-9pm - check back for details. CLICK HERE for details of previous Speed Date. See photos and info about previous Resource Night and Speed Date - Click here! Free Seminars for Actor Members: ACTORS BRANDING WORKSHOP Friday April 20th at Weist Barron, 35 W. 45th Street with marketing guru SavvyActor.com, web designer Amy Russ, reel pro Jeremy Handelman of Wag That Reel. CLICK HERE for details. What topics would be of interest? Email us!
2011 TRU Love Benefit honoring Bruce Lazarus, Ben Cameron and Lou Rodgers - CLICK HERE for details! CLICK HERE for some great photos of 2010 TRU Love Benefit CLICK HERE for photos of 2009 benefit honoring Elysabeth Kleinhans and Allan Buchman! CLICK HERE for photos of 2008 benefit honoring Ken Davenport and Arlene Romoff! For photos of the 2007 TRU Love Benefit at Sardi's honoring Cheryl Wiesenfeld click here (with Elaine Stritch, no less!)
You can join TRU online at The Store and use your credit card or PayPal account. You can also send a tax-deductible donation! Advertise in the 2012 TRU Resource Directory for Actors & Producers - Click here to visit the TRU Online Store.
Check out our Online Newsletter An archive of resources, services and offers for the performing arts community, including many discounts. Want the latest listings of Job Opportunities, Casting Calls, Writers Opportunities, Living Situations, Goods and Services, discounted Theater Events and much more? Click here to sign up for the TRU Update. Or email us at trunltd@aol.com and use the subject header "Update Me!" PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND WHAT YOU DO (ACTOR, PRODUCER, ETC.) And your city/zip code. We cannot sign you up without that info.	Be a TRU friend ... become a dues-paying member of Theater Resources Unlimited and help us to support the community with our programs: the TRU Voices Play Reading and Musicals Reading Series, Producer Mentorship, The TRU Audition Event, scholarships to the Commercial Theater Institute, monthly panels and much more. Download the application and read more about the benefits. Want to pay for your membership online? By credit card? Click here to visit the TRU Online Store.

TRU MONTHLY PANELS for producers and self-producing artists
Join us each month as we explore topics relevant to producers, theater companies, self-producing artists and anyone who is interested in the business of the arts.

Tuesday May 22nd, 7:30pm (networking at 7pm)
Taking the Leap from Showcase to Commercial Producing:
A Change of Perspective, Pitch and Priorities - CLICK HERE for details.

is the generous sponsor of our 2011-12 industry panel series!
Read articles about previous TRU panels at The TRU Article.
JUST POSTED: The Long Road to Memphis by Sherry Eaker

TRU PRODUCER BOOT CAMPS

"Weekend Intensive for Showcase Producers"
Saturday-Sunday May 19-20, 2012, 10am to 6pm
CLICK for details of workshop, speakers and curriculum (subject to change).
CLICK for online application. CLICK HERE for application as a Word document.

"TRU ART OF THE PITCH:
Pitching & Presentation Skills for Writers, Producers
and Anyone with an Idea to Sell"
Next date to be announced - email us your interest
CLICK for details of previous workshop.
CLICK HERE for application.

"Raising Money for Theater: Who, How and When to Ask"
Saturday January 29th, 2012, 10am to 6pm
CLICK for details of previous workshop.

TRU PROGRAMS FOR WRITERS

"PRACTICAL PLAYWRITING: How to Write for Commercial Production" - Saturday April 21st, 12:30pm to 7pm
CLICK for details and an application.
CLICK HERE for a writing lesson from Diana Amsterdam, "What's at stake?"

"TRU ART OF THE PITCH:
The Writer-Producer Speed Date"
Sunday March 4th, 2012, 5:30 to 8:30!
CLICK for details of previous Speed Date.
CLICK HERE for the application in Word format. Email application to TRUnltd@aol.com

"Director-Writer Communications Lab"
postponed - check back for new date
10 directors will be paired with 10 writers for a day of coaching on giving and receiving feedback...
CLICK for details of upcoming workshop.

Be accepted into Speed Date and Communications Lab and receive a 25% discount.

The 2012 TRU Voices
New Plays Series

Submissions closed.
Email TRUPlaySubmissions@gmail.com with questions.

Click here for details of our past series.

The 2011 TRU Voices
New Musicals Series

Click here for details of past series.

WE WILL OPEN FOR 2012 SUBMISSIONS IN MAY.
DEADLINE WILL BE AUGUST 11TH!

TRU/ Weist Barron PROGRAMS FOR ACTORS

2012 TRU COMBINED AUDITION EVENT:
3/31-4/1, 10am to 6pm
Click here for details. Over 50 companies and casting people were on board last year to watch our actors!

Next TRU Actor Resource Night and "Speed Date" will be
June, 2012, 7-9pm - check back for details.
CLICK HERE for details of previous Speed Date.
See photos and info about previous Resource Night and Speed Date - Click here!

Free Seminars for Actor Members:
ACTORS BRANDING WORKSHOP Friday April 20th at Weist Barron, 35 W. 45th Street
with marketing guru SavvyActor.com, web designer Amy Russ, reel pro Jeremy Handelman of Wag That Reel.
CLICK HERE for details. What topics would be of interest? Email us!

2011 TRU Love Benefit
honoring Bruce Lazarus, Ben Cameron and Lou Rodgers - CLICK HERE for details!

CLICK HERE for some great photos of 2010 TRU Love Benefit
CLICK HERE for photos of 2009 benefit honoring Elysabeth Kleinhans and Allan Buchman!
CLICK HERE for photos of 2008 benefit honoring Ken Davenport and Arlene Romoff!
For photos of the 2007 TRU Love Benefit at Sardi's honoring Cheryl Wiesenfeld click here (with Elaine Stritch, no less!)

You can join TRU online at The Store and use your credit card or PayPal account.
You can also send a tax-deductible donation!

Advertise in the 2012 TRU Resource Directory for Actors & Producers -
Click here to visit the TRU Online Store.

Check out our
Online Newsletter An archive of resources, services and offers for the performing arts community, including many discounts.

Want the latest listings of Job Opportunities, Casting Calls, Writers Opportunities, Living Situations, Goods and Services, discounted Theater Events and much more? Click here to sign up for the TRU Update. Or email us at trunltd@aol.com and use the subject header "Update Me!"
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND WHAT YOU DO (ACTOR, PRODUCER, ETC.) And your city/zip code. We cannot sign you up without that info.

Be a TRU friend ...
become a dues-paying member of Theater Resources Unlimited and help us to support the community with our programs: the TRU Voices Play Reading and Musicals Reading Series, Producer Mentorship, The TRU Audition Event, scholarships to the Commercial Theater Institute, monthly panels and much more.

Download the application and read more about the benefits. Want to pay for your membership online? By credit card?
Click here to visit the TRU Online Store.





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